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After four months of primary voting, and one year after Donald Trump announced his candidacy for president of the United States, the Republican National Committee’s convention has arrived. The theme: Make America Great Again.

For four days, from July 18 to 21, Republican politicians, journalists, protesters, and the like will descend on Cleveland to make Trump the official presidential candidate for the Republican Party, with Indiana Gov. Mike Pence as his running mate.

via Vox

The speeches will be going on all day during the convention, but be sure to tune in on the last day starting at 7 PM EST to catch the final speeches--including a Trump jazz odyssey when he formally accepts the nomination.

The pair took part in a 60 Minutes interview the day after Trump announced Pence as his running mate. It went as expected.

On Pence's support for the Iraq War:

On Trump attacking John McCain for being captured:

On Trump's Muslim ban:

On Trump saying the TPP would "rape this country", while Pence supported every trade deal:

via itschris from PoliGAF

Here’s who’s slated to speak (this list is tentative):

Congressional leaders:

Speaker of the House Rep. Paul Ryan
Senate Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell
House Majority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy

Members of Congress:

Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas
Sen. Tom Cotton, Arkansas
Sen. Jeff Sessions, Alabama
Sen. Joni Ernst, Iowa
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, West Virginia
Sen. Ron Johnson, Wisconsin
Sen. Marco Rubio, Florida
Rep. Ryan Zinke, Montana
Rep. Michael McCaul, Texas
Rep. Sean Duffy, Wisconsin
Rep. Marsha Blackburn, Tennessee

Republican Party members and former officials:

Reince Priebus, RNC chair
Sharon Day, RNC co-chair
Newt Gingrich, former speaker of the House
Dr. Ben Carson, former presidential candidate
Chris Cox, former Securities and Exchange Commission chair
Michael Mukasey, former US attorney general
Rudy Giuliani, former New York mayor
Darryl Glenn, US Senate candidate in Colorado and the GOP’s only African-American Senate candidate this year
Lisa Shin, a Republican delegate from New Mexico
Kentucky State Sen. Ralph Alvarado Jr.
Laura Ingraham, conservative talk radio host

Governors:

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin
Florida Gov. Rick Scott
Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry

Trump’s family and business associates:

Melania Trump, wife
Eric Trump, son
Ivanka Trump, daughter
Donald J. Trump Jr., son
Tiffany Trump, daughter
Lynne Patton, vice president of the Eric Trump Foundation
Kerry Woolard, general manager of Trump Winery

State attorneys general:

Leslie Rutledge, Arkansas
Pam Bondi, Florida

Members of the military and political activists:

Mark Geist and John Tiegen, two members of the Benghazi security team
Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke, a critic of the Black Lives Matter movement
Karen Vaughn, anti-Obama activist whose son, a Navy SEAL, was killed in action
Marc Luttrell, a retired US Navy SEAL and the subject of the movie Lone Survivor
Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, rumored to be among Trump’s possible vice presidential picks
Pat Smith, mother of Sean Smith, who was killed in the Benghazi attacks
Jason Beardsley, advisor for Concerned Veterans of America
Kent Terry and Kelly Terry-Willis, from The Brian Terry Foundation in honor of their brother Brian Terry, a border patrol agent who died on duty
Mary Ann Mendoza, immigration reform advocate whose son died in a car accident involving an undocumented immigrant
Sabine Durden, immigration reform advocate whose son died in a car accident involving an undocumented immigrant
Jamiel Shaw, immigration reform advocate whose son was killed in a gang shooting involving an undocumented immigrant

Business leaders:

Peter Thiel, PayPal founder
Phil Ruffin, Las Vegas casino owner
Harold Hamm, oil and gas executive developing the Bakken shale in North Dakota
Tom Barrack, founder and executive chair of Colony Capital
Michelle Van Etten, marketing vice president at Florida startup Youngevity
Andy Wist, founder of Standard Waterproofing, a company in the Bronx

Athletes, religious leaders, and celebrities:

Darrell Scott, a Cleveland pastor and prominent African-American Trump supporter
Jerry Falwell Jr., president of the evangelical Liberty University
Willie Robertson, star of A&E show Duck Dynasty
Kimberlin Brown, soap opera actress
Dana White, president of UFC
Natalie Gulbis, professional golfer
Antonio Sabato Jr., former General Hospital actor
Eileen Collins, astronaut
Brock Mealer, a man paralyzed in a car accident who learned to walk again with the University of Michigan football team
Scott Baio, actor and TV producer, most prominently known for playing in the sitcom Happy Days

Important News Concerning the Convention:

Due to the--let's say--controversial nature of Donald Trump the Cleveland PD has called for a State of Emergency during the Convention and a suspension of Open Carry



It wouldn't be a political thread without Vince McMahon weighing in on the convention:

And of course Jon Stewart will be joining Steven Colbert on the Late Show all next week to aid in coverage:

And for those who care, here's the results of the bet we all took in PoliGAF when this all started. The winners are:
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SourShoes 8/19/15
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HylianTom 8/31/15
RastaMentality 9/10/15
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*Aaron Strife 8/31/15

 

[Damaniel]

Love the OP. I can't wait for the chaos to begin.

 

[Wilsongt]

Let the Festival of Morons begins!

 

[~Devil Trigger~]

Muslims....territories...whatever

 

[Emarv]

Where can I place bets for how many times Trump will go off prompter?

 

[Zophar]

 

[Pop-O-Matic]

I guess after Lebron won the Championship Cleveland had to take a HUGE L to keep the karmic balance.

Where can I place bets for how many times Trump will go off prompter?

What prompter?

 

[Maiorum]

A Trump a day

 

[yanipheonu]

So, calling all bets people!

What crazy things will go down?
What stupid thing will Trump say?
Who else just won't bother to show up?
What crazy regressive thing will they approve?

...will there be a security breach..?

 

[water_wendi]

Yes!

 

[HylianTom]

Great OP; I need popcorn!

 

[Iolo]

Very nice. I'm excited.

 

[ampere]

At least Cleveland got their W last month, because this is a big fat L for the city

I really hope nobody gets shot

 

[Orbis Tabula]

Looking forward to this. Thanks for the OT. Should be a fun week for all.

 

[egruntz]

Fantastic OT. Can't wait for John and Colbert.

 

[chadskin]

All aboard the white elevators.

 

[User1608]

Awesome ot. Can't wait for the shenanigans and for Trump to remind us for the 100th time that he is indeed unhinged.

 

[Prodigal Son]

I have been waiting for this day.

Words cannot contain.

 

[yanipheonu]

Alternative Song for the OP: Cleveland: At Least We're Not Detroit

 

[Oblivion]

I suppose "Winter is coming" for the title would be a bit too played out by this point?

 

[gotstrangepowers]

Ah man, no Don King

 

[cowboyz89]

The amount of fukkery will be legendary. We've never seen this much ignorance in one building.

 

[TheAbsolution]

Amazing OP. This week will be equal parts horrifying and entertaining.

 

[Emarv]

What prompter?

Manafort is gonna push as hard as he can for Trump to use a prompter for his speech. This is like his one job.

But nobody can stop how often he goes off teleprompter.

 

[Torokil]

Ready for the madness.

 

[Dubbedinenglish]

The final chapter of Cleveland

 

[ginger ninja]

I won't have my phone during the week because of Military training. Someone better make good summaries of all the good, bad and hilarious shit that goes down each day and post it on first page. Do it for the vets you guys.

 

[zethren]

What I'm expecting: a shit show.

What will probably happen: nothing.

I hope nobody gets hurt, I'm sure there will be plenty of protest happening this week.

 

[~Devil Trigger~]

Why didnt LeBron stop this???

 

[Volimar]

I suppose "Winter is coming" for the title would be a bit too played out by this point?

They don't deserve the comparison in a great work like GoT. Make em stick to the bible.

 

[CreeperBlocks]

Why didnt LeBron stop this???

There's still time.

 

[element]

The list of athletes, religious leaders, and celebrities is right from a dumpster fire. And Kerry Woolard, general manager of Trump Winery? Why?

Serious. This is just sad.

 

[Oblivion]

Ah man, no Don King

There's only room for one King Don here.

 

[Prompto]

Hope nothing bad happens and that this is an entertaining trainwreck

 

[YaBish]

Hope nothing bad happens and that this is an entertaining trainwreck

Quoted for truth. Stay safe Cleveland.

 

[ShadowSwordmaster]

Cleveland is ground zero.

 

[bigkrev]

My only hope is that no one gets killed out there

 

[Wilsongt]

Ah man, no Don King

Not associate with felons?

Oh boy.

 

[Sagroth]

10/10 OP. Also, subscribing.

 

[AniHawk]

Cleveland is ground zero.

see the river that catches on fire!

 

[Marvie_3]

Can't wait to see all the different kinds of stupidity come from this.

 

[Suikoguy]

Can't have a thread about Cleaveland without the classic Tourism videos:

Part 1

Part 2

So yes, GOP. Don't blow the town up, it really does not need your 'help'.

 

[CarpeDeezNutz]

 

[LUFTRAUSER]

Great title OP.

 

[Aaron Strife]

Proud and also upset to be one of the ones to have called Trump as the nominee (although my vote was changed from Jeb Bush).

One of those "man I hate it when I'm right" moments.

 

[kingocfs]

Colbert hijacking the mic on stage before being pushed off. Probably shooting an intro to his show.


Let the circus begin.

 

[kevin1025]

I have a bad feeling about safety during this whole thing. So much hate in one place is going to boil over.

 

[dangeraaron10]

That Trump/Pence logo is the fucking greatest. Internetery at its best.

And yes of course, I hope nobody gets injured here.

 

[ampere]

Why didnt LeBron stop this???

LeBron James' iconic Nike banner to come down for Republican National Convention

There's no hope left for Cleveland

 

[DrForester]

Man I hope nothing bad happens with the protests.